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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1883

141 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 8

Proposed Railway to Corowa

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 August 1883 · page 2

A PUBLIC meeting convened by the Progress Committee was held in the School of Arts last Saturday afternoon to consider the advisability of agaitating…

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The Towong and Tallangatta Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 August 1883 · page 14

Messrs. J. A. Wallace, M.L.C., and Peter Wallace, M.L.A., introduced a deputation to the Commissioner of Railways on Wednesday from the Towong and Wodonga shires, in…

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The Yackandandah Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 August 1883 · page 14

The Beechworth Railway League are about to have a preliminary survey and plan of the proposed line to Yackandandah. Some short time ago the Government sent up a Mr. Meikan…

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Differential Railway Rates

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 August 1883 · page 2

The extension of the Great Southern railway to Hay, and the imminent extension from NaranJera to Jerilderie which is now in progress, has again set the heads of the Victorian railway department…

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The Train Arrangements

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 August 1883 · page 8

A satisfactory settlement has at last been arrived at between the railway authorities of New South Wales and Victoria in connection with the overland time table. The New South…

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The Wodonga Railway Station

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 August 1883 · page 8

Since the Wodonga and Albury railway stations have been connected by rail, the existing station at Wodonga has been found to be altogether inadequate and unsuitable to the…

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Fatal Railway Accidents

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 August 1883 · page 8

A fatal accident occurred on Saturday evening at the Leichardt railway station, on the Sandhurst line, the unfortunate victim being the stationmaster, Mr. John Hay Dollar. Upon…

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Distressing Accident at a Railway Station

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 August 1883 · page 14

A fatal accident of a most distressing character took place on Wednesday afternoon at the goods platform of the Beechworth railway station. A little girl, five years of age, a…

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[?]Niliquin and Moama Railway Company

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 August 1883 · page 3

[?] half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of [?] Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company [?]held at the Company’s offices, Deniliquin, on [?]day; Mr George Simmie in the chair. The…

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Proposed Railway to Corowa

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 August 1883 · page 2

THE Government have acceded to the request of the Corowa Progress Committee, and authorised the survey of a line of railway from Culcairn or…

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Railways in New South Wales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 August 1883 · page 15

In responding to the toast of “The Ministry” at West Maitland on Monday, Mr. Wright, the Minister of Public Works, said he intended to submit to Parliament a…

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Railway Extension

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 August 1883 · page 2

ONCE more it becomes indispensable to refer to the necessity of urging the advisability of railway extension to Deniliqain. The absence of that vigour which usually characterises…

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Correspondence. the New Road to Dart River and Larsen’s Creek Reefs. to the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 August 1883 · page 15

SIR,—In the engineer’s report read and approved at the last meeting of the Towong Shire Council (August 7th) the following most extraordinary statement (to call it by no harsher…

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A New Motor

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 August 1883 · page 1

A NEW motor has been discovered which it is claimed, will supersede steam. The material from which the energy is generated is bisulphide of carbon, which is utilized as a…

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Railway League Meeting at Corryong

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 August 1883 · page 10

A meeting of the Upper Murray Railway League was held on the 18th ult., and partly owing to the ball and supper given by Mr. Donaldson to celebrate the opening of his new…

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Railway Extension

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 August 1883 · page 2

LAST week in dealing with the question of railway extension we referred to the attitude of the Government as regards an extension to Deniliquin, and the probable cause of the notorious…

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Railway League

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 29 August 1883 · page 2

A preliminary meeting of the League was held on Monday, at the Council Chambers, Mr. John Witcombe (Mayor), Messrs Andrew, Bent Chambers, and Jacka were present…

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Kiewa Railway League

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 August 1883 · page 10

A meeting of the leading residents on the Lic[?] River was held at Mr. D. M’Leod’s hotel, Kiewa, on Friday, 24th inst. There was a considerable number of representative…

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Serious Railway Accident. Twenty Persons Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 August 1883 · page 22

An accident occurred at Newmarket, a few miles from Melbourne, on the Essendon line, last Tuesday night, by which 20 persons were injured. It seems that the 9.45 p.m. train for…

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Railway Extension

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 September 1883 · page 2

WHILE we here in Deniliquin are indifferent to the necessity of railway extension as a means of recruiting the trade of the district, the people of Hay are alive to the benefits which…

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